General FAQs relating to specialty coffee
Account Registration
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Tasting Notes
Our coffee bag labels describe flavors you should be able to detect with proper grinding, water, and brewing method. That said, not everyone [...]
Choosing A Coffee Maker
Coffee brewing can be as simple or complex as you desire. Aficionados will go to the extremes to extract every last bit [...]
Coffee Storage
A few points first about flavor retention: Once roasted, coffee will emit CO2 at decreasing levels as it ages. Coffee generally needs [...]
Brewing Coffee PROPERLY
Brewing techniques vary by device, however some fundamental principles appy: For best results, brew coffee using a French Press, drip coffee maker, [...]
Roast Levels and Flavor
Roasted coffee exhibits different flavors based on roasting methods and duration. Single origin (coffee from one country/region) coffee is generally roasted at [...]
Coffee Cherries
Coffee is a fruit! When coffee cherries are picked from the coffee tree, the ripe fruit is processed by the individual farmers [...]
Specialty Coffee Defined
Coffee is categorized as a commodity product, is mass produced in countries where growing conditions are right, and at different elevations within [...]